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India: Pair of Rhino Killers Busted in Kaziranga National Park

Authorities from two law enforcement agencies arrested two suspected rhino killers in Kaziranga National Park.

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Nepal: Two Rhino Horn Traders Arrested

Nepal authorities have arrested two rhino horn dealers identified as Tej BK and Pramod Adhikari. Staff WriterSaving Rhinos website: savingrhinos.org | Blog: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine | Web series and podcast: Behind the Schemes | World Rhino Day: worldrhinoday.org |More Posts – Website – Twitter – Facebook

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Cinco de Rhino: Help International Rhino Foundation Protect Rhinos! #cincoderhino2012

The International Rhino Foundation has set an ambitious target of raising $10,000 on “Cinco de Rhino” — May 5th — and you can help make it happen!

India: Authorities Nab Suspected Members of Rhino-Killing Gang

Acting on intelligence reports, Kaziranga forest officials have arrested two individuals identified as Rupam Kutum and Manoj Pegu, believed to be part of a rhino-killing gang operating in India.

South Africa: Rhinos and Lions Sold to ‘Hell Hole’ Zoo in Bangladesh

Rhinos, lions, and other imperiled wildlife are being exported from South Africa to a Bangladeshi zoo with a dark and suspicious history.

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Nepal: Four Rhino Horn Smugglers Arrested

For the second time this month, Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau has successfully nabbed a gang of rhino horn racketeers.

At Least Five Rhinos Killed in India Since Start of 2012

Greater-one horned rhinos at risk. A greater one-horned rhino was killed last week in the Bagori forest range of Kaziranga National Park, bringing India’s rhino death toll to at least five. Staff WriterSaving Rhinos website: savingrhinos.org | Blog: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine | Web series and podcast: Behind the Schemes | World Rhino Day: [...]

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Rhino Horn Traffickers Busted in Nepal

Busted! Two suspected rhino horn traders were reportedly arrested by Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau. Staff WriterSaving Rhinos website: savingrhinos.org | Blog: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine | Web series and podcast: Behind the Schemes | World Rhino Day: worldrhinoday.org |More Posts – Website – Twitter – Facebook

‘Legal’ Trade in Rhino Horn is an Old Agenda, Not a New Solution

Although the notion of “legalizing” the trade in rhino horn has recently been touted as a “solution” to the rhino crisis, it turns out that the same agenda was proposed 15 years ago — during a year when four rhinos were killed in South Africa.

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India: Kaziranga National Park Census Reveals Increase of Nearly 250 Rhinos

The rhino population in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has risen to 2290, up from the 2009 census which counted 2048 rhinos.